After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 14 Bone Sword Acquired
Lin Zhao immediately turned to Ning Wengui and asked, "Do you accept barter?"

Ning Wengui noticed her urgency and said, "Don't worry, I'll ask around for you right away."

Although the auction house is controlled by the royal family and he has considerable influence, Ning Wengui is ultimately just the crown prince. Auction items like seventh-grade cultivation techniques are beyond his ability to handle.

Lin Zhao nodded.

Thanks to Ning Wengui's efforts, the bidding was finally halted when the item was sold for one million mid-grade spirit stones.

One million mid-grade spirit stones, at an exchange rate of one to one hundred, is equivalent to one hundred million low-grade spirit stones.

Of course, the exchange rate for different grades of spirit stones cannot be simply judged by the exchange ratio. In many cases, cultivators would rather have one mid-grade spirit stone than one hundred low-grade spirit stones.

After all, spirit stones are a non-renewable resource, and high-level spirit veins are controlled by the top powers. The effort that ordinary cultivators would have to put in to obtain them is unimaginable.

However, the words of the Crown Prince Ning Wengui still carried considerable weight. After Ning Wengui helped to stop the bidding and proposed a barter, the auction house staff quickly brought over a silver-haired youth.

Lin Zhao noticed that Ning Wengui showed respect when he saw the young man, and quickly guessed his identity.

"I never expected that the Grand Preceptor of Yulan would be personally overseeing this auction." This thought flashed through Lin Zhao's mind, and he quickly got up to greet him.

Yulan's national teacher had an ordinary appearance, but his silver hair added a lot to his charm. His dark green eyes were deep and cold, containing something that was hard to see.

Lin Zhao felt an extremely strong sense of oppression from this person, even though the other party had deliberately restrained himself. This kind of pressure was second only to the Lin family patriarch, but it was much stronger than the old man on the auction stage.

It seems that this Imperial Advisor is probably a powerful expert at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage!
He almost reached the Nascent Soul stage; such cultivation is truly terrifying!
As for such a youthful appearance, cultivators gain the ability to change their appearance to reflect their current age after entering the Golden Core stage.

Many cultivators who entered the Golden Core stage at a certain age will maintain that same appearance until their death.

"So you said you have a seventh-grade wind-based cultivation technique?" The Imperial Preceptor glanced at Ning Wengui, nodded slightly as a gesture of respect to the Crown Prince, and then asked Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao nodded and, following her grandmother's instructions, took out a scroll emitting a faint blue spiritual energy from the scroll space where her grandmother's soul resided: "This is the Wind Travel Technique. Among the seventh-grade techniques, it is also one of the best. You can examine it yourself."

When the Imperial Advisor saw the spiritual energy emanating from the scroll in the girl's hand slowly condense into a phantom image of a swan, he was already mostly convinced.

Among the spirit beasts, the swan is a branch of the white phoenix that leans towards the wind attribute.

The transformation of spiritual energy into physical form is itself a manifestation of a seventh-grade cultivation technique.

However, he was also an extremely cautious person. After receiving the cultivation manual, he carefully examined it several times before closing the scroll. His gaze was complex, but more than that, he looked at Lin Zhao with excitement.

"Confirmed, this is indeed the Windwalking Technique! It is said that this is a foundation-building technique passed down from the White Phoenix lineage to the younger generation of Honghu. How did you come to possess such a technique?"

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Does an auction house need to ask about the origin of an item when it's just bartering?"

Of course, she couldn't possibly reveal her maternal grandmother's involvement; her maternal grandmother was her deepest trump card.

The Imperial Advisor was somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this. Bartering does indeed not require asking about the origin of the item. Since the other party was able to take it out here, it means they were confident that they could use it.

Furthermore, given that the Lin family is a prestigious clan, and especially considering that the young woman before them was born with a phoenix-like destiny, it's not surprising that they possess such a cultivation technique.

Lin Zhao said, "I wonder if Your Excellency has decided on the ownership of that cultivation technique?"

The Imperial Advisor nodded firmly and readily agreed: "In the past, I would have had to think about it, but what Miss Lin has presented is something I simply cannot bring myself to refuse."

Although the Windwalking Technique is only a seventh-grade cultivation technique, it comes from the White Phoenix Clan!
In the Heavenly Phoenix Continent, cultivation techniques related to the Phoenix Clan are naturally incomparable to other seventh-grade techniques. Lin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the matter was settled.

"Then thank you, Imperial Preceptor."

The Imperial Advisor chuckled, glanced at Ning Wengui as if he had misunderstood something, gave Ning Wengui a thumbs up, then carefully carried the scroll away, instructing the auction house to stop the auction and pack the item to send to Lin Zhao.

Seeing the Grand Preceptor's behavior, Ning Wengui was about to explain when the old man who had taken down the cultivation manual and ancient sword was also interrupted by questions from all sides.

"Didn't they say it was fair bidding? How come Yulan Auction House is also doing this kind of private transaction?"

"Yes, if the auction house doesn't give us an explanation, we will never let this go!"

"..."

Seeing that the auction house guests were getting more and more agitated, the old man suddenly released an aura that swept across the area, and everyone fell silent.

The situation was stabilized in an instant.

However, the old man, who exuded a powerful and intimidating aura, still smiled on the stage and said, "This matter is of great importance, and I will certainly give everyone an explanation. This is an order from the Grand Preceptor of Yulan. The Grand Preceptor wants me to show you this."

A blue scroll in the old man's hand quietly floated to the surface. The spiritual energy swirling on the scroll transformed into the phantom of a swan above the hall, looking down at everyone present.

Among the cultivators present were some with keen eyesight, who immediately exclaimed in surprise, "A seventh-grade cultivation technique from the Honghu clan?"

This immediately sparked another round of heated discussion.

After all, while seventh-grade cultivation techniques are rare, they are not unheard of. However, a cultivation technique originating from the Honghu Clan, descendants of the White Phoenix, is extremely rare.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the old man chuckled and withdrew his technique, saying, "Do you all understand now?"

"Of course, the auction house won't let you all leave disappointed. The following two items are so unique that Yulan Auction House won't have another like them for at least ten years!"

The crowd's spirits, which had been low because the seventh-grade cultivation technique had been exchanged, suddenly lifted.

The fact that this seemingly kind-faced old man could so effectively stir up the emotions of the crowd clearly shows that his ability to hold sway at the Royal Auction House was not solely due to his cultivation level.

As the atmosphere became more conducive, a tiny blue lotus, encased in glass, slowly appeared in the old man's hand.

"This item is called Taiyi Pure Lotus. It is one of the three main ingredients of the seventh-grade pill Taiyi Creation Pill. Taiyi Creation Pill can help Nascent Soul cultivators break through their grade without any side effects! Of course, even without refining Taiyi Creation Pill, the nourishing effect of Taiyi Pure Lotus on the body is incomparable to ordinary methods."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Lin Zhao sensed that at least three of the guests in the private rooms were exuding an extraordinary aura.

Clearly, they were all smitten with the Taiyi Pure Lotus, and were warning other forces not to act rashly, or they would become their enemies.

This naturally includes the Mad Sword Sect and the Fire Cloud Alliance, which were just mentioned.

"Sword Madman, why do you have to steal everything? You're such a scoundrel!" Yang Huihui's sharp voice came from the private room of the Fire Cloud Alliance. Clearly, the two confrontations with the Mad Sword Sect had greatly displeased her.

Then Zhou Xiuwu's somewhat roguish voice rang out: "You can't blame me entirely, can you? Everyone knows that the major forces of the immortal sects are about to start recruiting. I'm just preparing for the opportunity to get into the South China Sea Academy."

(End of this chapter)